"The title Resist was born out of conversations that took place when the content of the book was being brought together. It is consciously assertive and reflects the feeling among these artists that they are entering teaching at a challenging time.'"
This publication accompanies the exhibition Resist – Things Artists Do Whilst Learning to Teach, the culmination of the fourth annual collaborative project between artist teachers from the Art & Design PGCE course at UCL/Institute of Education and Freelands Foundation. The 26 artists in this book have turned their attention to their immediate environments, creating work that reflects and comments on their contexts as artist teachers on placements in secondary schools. In some cases, this has meant continuing an established practice but focusing on a new subject, for others the sometimes overwhelming impact of the school environment has generated new ways of working.
Training to teach art, whilst maintaining a practice as an artist, is a difficult balancing act, and the publication seeks to explore the strategies employed by these emerging artist teachers as they embark on their careers in the classroom. This publication captures their insights and ideas at this important moment. Included alongside contributions by each artist is a list of their inspirations, and at the back of the book there is a glossary giving insights into their ideas and influences.
Artists include Marley Backer, Johanne Bertaux-Strenna, Lucy Burningham, Pamela Butler, Holly Cantley, Sharan Chana, Isabel Clancy, Sophie Cobb, Oliver Djordjevic, Ben Eggleton & Jeeda Nouri, Siobhan Fennessy, John Fitzgerald, Ellice Gardiner, Katie Grosvenor, Rhiannon Jones, Alice Kemp, Helena Lacey & Jessica Midgeley, Katie Lerman, Charlotte Longworth, Hannah Michalakis, Ellie Northway, Charlotte Daisy O’Shea, Sophie Ormerod, Susan Turner, Anita Walker, Petica Watson.
Published in 2019, 200 pages, designed by Hato Press and Margherita Huntley
